The Hospital / L'hôpital

[English] The Canadian Army Medical Corps, Military District 10, established at Camp Hughes in 1915, a Field Ambulance Depot to raise volunteers for overseas service. As well, a hospital at the Camp was set up consisting of 250 beds. There were no ward buildings, but each ward tent had a wooden floor. The Hospital was staffed by No.10 Field Ambulance Depot, CAMC, with a complement of over 300 personnel and eight nursing sisters. Admissions numbered 1,894 patients with five deaths. , In 1916, No. 10 Canadian Army Medical Corps Training Depot staffed the Camp Hospital. It had an established strength of 275 Officers and Other Ranks. Also included in this number were 30 trained Nursing Sisters. Admissions numbered 3815, with just eleven deaths. , The health of the Camp was generally excellent. Hospital capacity eventually increased to 350 beds. There was a sterilization ward, a bacteria laboratory and a pathological lab. A Fumigation Unit was set-up for cleaning the bedding and clothing. Hot baths for medical purposes were taken at the Camp swimming pool. When Tuberculosis was discovered in the camp, an isolation ward was set up. , Semi-permanent buildings included: Medical Stores Building, 1915 (with operating theatre); Hospital Kitchen, 1915; and Administrative Building (Assistant Director of Medical Services) 1916. , (Background photo) Nursing sisters of the Canadian Army Medical Corps at Camp Hughes, 1916. ,